Whatever happened to......
by ryan c on Oct 27, 2009 6:32 PM EDT
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PrintI've seen this on a blog before, but not a braves blog so I figured talking chop was the place to post something like this without being accused of "thread hijacking". here's how it works:
Have you ever wondered what happened to a Braves player/prospect that seemed to be "Here today, gone tomorrow"? Well, here's the thread to ask. Let's put our minds together and see if we can cure everyone's curiousity. You can either just post the player's name in the headline, or you can say "Whatever Happened to" in the headline and put the name of the player in the "body". Only reply to someone's quiery with an answer. I'll start it with the first post (it also helps to paste the players bio as a refresher).
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Whatever happened to....
Greg Olson?
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/olsongr02.shtml
My opinion cant be wrong. It's my opinion. Those who don't like it can piss up a rope.
I'll take Full House for $500, Alex.
Never watched it, and that theme song drove me crazy. But at least I can recognize it ;)
my bad
Wrong show from my childhood. Full House was definitely a better show.
Home Improvement,, F bob saget
"Hey Fat Kid...the monster is right behind you! RUNNNN!!" -The Host
by bwellnjonesco on Oct 28, 2009 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions
You take that back
Bob Saget is comedy brilliance. One of the raunchiest, nastiest, dirtiest comics alive today.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
and yet, somehow, his career was made by hugging little girls 5 times an episode, one episode per week for about 8 years.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Oct 28, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Watching the show as a young child, Bob was the perfect dad (just like my dad). Watching his comedy is just kinda gross now, cause the association with my dad is still there. While I have a pretty filthy sense of humor, my dad is slightly more conservative (never even heard him curse).
"Hey Fat Kid...the monster is right behind you! RUNNNN!!" -The Host
by bwellnjonesco on Oct 28, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Saget isn't really that funny overall to me...
don’t get me wrong, he did a show in Athens, GA, had a college kid heckle him, and proceed to rip the kid apart in one of the funniest cut downs I’ll ever hear over the next 20 minutes.
But it seems so much of Saget’s humor now is crude just for the sake of crudeness. I curse plenty, and have no problem with vulgar humor, but when the vulgarity is supposed to be the humor, it doesn’t work for me.
The appeal to me is
How far he’s willing to push the envelope, and how he does it with a straight face. I just remember way back when, when he did a standup, not long after the cancellation of Full House, and his departure from the ABC network. He came out in full Danny Tanner regalia, and totally knew nobody would really know his schtick, and the first words that came out of his mouth were:
“F_ _ _ Full House. F_ _ _ America’s Funniest Home Videos. F _ _ _ ABC.”
And then he proceeded to go with his routine, with jaws laying all over the ground in the club, not expecting mr. Neat-freak Danny Tanner to be this raunchy.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
That's it to me....
I get it, he’s a normal guy and not the Danny Tanner persona. It seems, at least to me, like that constitutes too much of his act. When he’s funny, it works, but when he just tries to show he’s not the ABC Full House/Funniest Videos guy by seeing how vulgar he can it, it doesn’t work for me.
But hey, different strokes for different folks.
I can’t believe you guys are over 10 deep in Bob Saget posts and no one’s mentioned his version of The Aristocrats.
If Albert played in the AFL, they’d have to rename it the AZ/NM Fall League, based on where his homers landed.
Despite the words and actions of others
I tend to make bad attempts to remain PG-13, not tv-MA C,S,P
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Al
Man, she grew up, and filled out, rather nicely.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Topanga for me, but we've been down this road before.
http://www.talkingchop.com/2009/6/22/921415/lame-attempt-at-humor-a#17289584
Btw, for any Heroes watchers, has anyone figured out that Claire’s roomate with the lesbian crush is the youngest girl from The Nanny?
"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson
I stopped watching Heroes when it stopped being good – about half-way through season 3.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Oct 28, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s been good again. You’re definitely right, it hit a down spot about halfway through season 2 to about halfway through season 3, IMO. But it’s made a nice comeback since then and I think it’s done a really good job of going back to it’s roots and putting a lot of focus on characters. You should give it another shot.
Right on Nick.
I told myself if this season starts off bad, I’m done. This season feels like season 2 to me. They got back to what made the show great. There is some mystery behind the new baddie and they mostly focus on the character’s growth.
I don’t watch just for the cool abilities. It’s actually fun to watch again and it’ll be interesting for how things turn out.
I will say that Monday’s episode was still decent even wwithout Peter or Hiro. Seems they are finally letting Hiro grow up a bit. Can’t wait for him to turn into a badass.
hmmm…interesting. I have this whole season DVRd right now, but like I said, I missed all of the end of last season – will I be lost?
I really, really don’t want to go back and watch that season again.
Also, it got kinda old for me when the show would write in characters just for a story line need, and then kill them off when the story line had moved on…are they still doing that?
Also, what is with Ando’s “Heiluken!” power? Really? That was just ridiculous. lol.
/Heroes rant
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Oct 28, 2009 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Ando was injected with the artificial power vaccine. It was originally supercharging other people’s powers, but i have no idea what the red lightning is.
"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson
Yeah, that Mohinder some how recreated, even though the Catalyst was destroyed (Detour in story line…), and when he first had it, Ando was just some sort of turbo booster to the others who had the powers, yet, somehow, he ended up being able to throw some sort of energy blast ray thingy that went from boosting powers to knocking people across the scene….color me unimpressed.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Oct 28, 2009 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Season 2 was the year of the writers strike, and i believe they brought in some different writers to get around it. It just wasn’t the same, but i thought Season 3 was good, and 4 is going well too. Although the Sylar in 2 different locations is kinda confusing, and no Nathan is odd too.
"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson
You know
Topanga is doing a show right now on the style channel called “The Dish,” and I tried to watch it, because she’s not as hot as Al is now, but is still somewhat hot, but it turned out to be a mistake. You know how some chicks lose their hotness when it’s evident that they’re brainless bimbos? Yeah, that. It might be a persona for the camera, but damn does that turn me off.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
i’ll have to check this out, if i even get this channel. Although i would hate for Topanga to drop down the ladder.
"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson
She doesn't look bad...
and is definitely still stacked. To me she looks about the same as the later years of that show.
You've been warned
If you want to retain your pedestal for Topanga, do not watch this programming. Within 5 minutes you’ll want to turn off the tv. If it helps keep you away, it’s a tv show that talks about other tv shows, and celebrity gossip and bad chick-jokes.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Basically, she replaced the guy...
who’s now doing Community. May be a different show, but it’s the same job to my ears.
Different shows. Joel McHale does The Soup. Danielle Fishel (Topanga) does The Dish.
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
maybe different names,...
but seems like the same show to me. Short video clips and such centered around a host standing there cracking one liners with little more than probably a blue screen behind them and a laugh track added afterwards.
by Mr. Sanchez on Oct 29, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Joel McHale still does the Soup though…so she didn’t really replace him.
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Oct 29, 2009 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
What the fuck happened to the NL East?
This is our division. We own the NL East. We won 14 straight division titles, and now we’ve watched the Sillies win the division the past 3 season.
This needs to change. In 2010, the division is ours.
President of Marteeeny's Weeenies: The Official Fan Club for Martin Prado.
WE WANT PRADO AT 2B IN 2010!
by Scott Coleman on Oct 27, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Steven Evarts
Where did he go? Former 1st supplemental round pick who posted decent numbers in 98 innings through the Sally league in 2008, just sort of disappeared thereafter.
http://www.capitolavenueclub.com/
I think we released him.
"Hey Fat Kid...the monster is right behind you! RUNNNN!!" -The Host
by bwellnjonesco on Oct 28, 2009 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions
We did release him. He had a lot of off field issues, including drinking and drugs, in addition to having major arm surgery.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
I was kind of hoping to see Campillo and Buddy C again. As a matter of fact……WTH? Looks like tons more Acosta where that came from….and possibly no Raf or Gonz…..hopefully Frank can hold everything together for ONE MORE YEAR. If he can do that, it should be all it takes…
'Sugar ain't poison, but sugar will kill you. Too much of a good thing. Maybe not so sweet.'
(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Oct 27, 2009 8:55 PM EDT reply actions
IIRC
marte is still with the indians and betemit is still with the yankees on their AAA team
President of Marteeeny's Weeenies: The Official Fan Club for Martin Prado.
WE WANT PRADO AT 2B IN 2010!
by Scott Coleman on Oct 27, 2009 11:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Actually, Betemit was with the White Sox AAA team most of this year.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
ah, gracias for fixing my mistake. I thought I saw him on the Yankees team when Gwinnett played the Yankees in the AAA playoffs, but i must be confusing him for someone else
President of Marteeeny's Weeenies: The Official Fan Club for Martin Prado.
WE WANT PRADO AT 2B IN 2010!
by Scott Coleman on Oct 28, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess I would look pissed too
If I were a top Braves prospect, traded away for a guy that had massive alcoholic problems, and was eventually flipper for Jeff Ridgway, and a relief pitcher that pitched all of 10 innings before having an appendectomy to knock him out of the rest of the season, before bolting in free-agency to the Orioles.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Not to mention having your name ridiculously pronounced by Jon Miller on national tv.
"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson
I think he was just confused by me taking his picture. I don’t know why, but that’s the “oh, you’re taking my picture” look.
I just realized, I’ve know Wilson a long damn time. Like 11 years. And I always forget we’re exactly the same age (9 days apart). The first time I saw him play and met him we were 17.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
Steve Avery
I think he is back home in Michigan, but what has he been doing all these years? He has dropped off the baseball radar.
by Mr. Glavine #47 on Oct 27, 2009 11:46 PM EDT reply actions
steve avery...
was quite a strange case…it looks like he sat out of baseball completely for 3 years (no minor league stats or anything), and, to quote mike tyson, “fade into bolivian”.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/averyst01.shtml
My opinion cant be wrong. It's my opinion. Those who don't like it can piss up a rope.
actually....
it wasnt.
http://globalgrind.com/source/www.avantfab.com/586648/i-guess-im-gonna-fade-into-bolivian/
My opinion cant be wrong. It's my opinion. Those who don't like it can piss up a rope.
He “retired,” then came back to pitch for his hometown Detroit Tigers. Once he’d gotten that out of his system, he stayed retired. That arm injury really wrecked his career.
by FineHamAbounds on Oct 28, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
He played AAA for the Indians this year before getting released and finishing the season with the Independent Long Island Ducks.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
That’s…a possibility. He was a running back though, and I just have a hard time imagining him with the kind of muscle it takes to be an NFL running back. And he’s too short to be a good receiver. Maybe he could have been a decent DB.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
and now the internet killed the video star
I thought hurricane season was over........
by bravesguy311 on Oct 28, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
He let my wear his World Series ring when he played here in Norfolk.
He ended up playing for a bit longer after he left the Braves, but mostly in the minors. His last game in the Majors was in 2000 with the Pirates, but he ended up pitching well in 57 games for the Marlins’ AAA team in 2006 before finally giving it up. I’m fairly sure he still lives in Virginia.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
The submariner? This is according to wiki:
Clontz currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, where he owns a juice distribution franchise.
Here are Pujols's stats: 1.000/1.000/4.000/5.000. That's right. He is batting a thousand, with a thousand OBP (naturally), and every hit has been a home run, and thus his OPS is a perfect 5.000.
What happened to John Rocker?
Here are Pujols's stats: 1.000/1.000/4.000/5.000. That's right. He is batting a thousand, with a thousand OBP (naturally), and every hit has been a home run, and thus his OPS is a perfect 5.000.
Last I checked
he is still a piece of shit. He married some model as I recall, and they started a tee-shirt add called “speak English” that was basically built for them to bash folks who immigrate to America…
Oh, and he did make that appearance on Pros vs. Joes.
by Andy Braves Fan on Oct 28, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Here you go
the piece of shit has his own super bigoted website:
Note the sidebar categories:
Inconvenienced
Minorities
Moral poverty cost blacks in New Orleans
Field day for Demonizing
Headlines From The Year: 2029
Why there are no Italian Muslims (Video)
Yes, I’m a Bad American
Sharpton: Caught on an FBI Surveillance Tape Discussing a Cocaine Deal
Sharpton: Rev Al Sharpton on FBI Tape – Drug Dealer & Snitch
by Andy Braves Fan on Oct 28, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
and to continue
here he is with his wife:
by Andy Braves Fan on Oct 28, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
This is so sad to me. He was one of my favorite people in the system back when he was coming up. He was always so nice and really fun to talk with. It just goes to show that just because somebody is good to you doesn’t mean they aren’t a total piece of shit in general.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
to be fair did u actually read what he wrote as his mission statement…. it may be slightly misguided, but he’s not jsut a bigoted idiot (although he may be a bigoted idiot, thats not all he is)… what he is proposing is well thought out and put forth in a pretty congenial manner. However, his slogan is severly lacking in taste.
I understand theres lots to say about Rocker and how he has clearly made bad choices… I don’t know why im sticking up for him… i guess bc no one else ever does…
and on a quick side note/rant
why is Puerto Rico a foreign country… why does it have its own baseball team in the WBC…. it is not a country… its part of the united States… how come they aren’t on the US National team, seeing as they are US nationals… is anyone else flummoxed by this seemingly incoherent scneario.
and wow JOhn Rocker’s wife is smoking hot, but isnt it strange that she isnt white
Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?
by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST
She’s ok, she speaks English.
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Puerto Rico isn’t part of the US though. They don’t vote and aren’t considered US citizens. It’s a territory, like Guam and the Virgin Islands, but it is it’s own country.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
Not that it really matters...
People born in Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are considered U.S. citizens at birth. And whether or not you consider these territories ‘countries’ really depends on your definition of ‘country.’
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Really? Well shit, yeah, let’s get their players on our WBC team then. Bastards.
We own Canada too, right?
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
does it really matter if we own canada? is there any players that would start on the US team
Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?
by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST
Morneau and Bay, perhaps. But not JRussell Martin. He sucks, and can’t even hold Brian McCann’s jock.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
is morneau better than Teiziera and Bay would probably start, but itd be close
Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?
by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST
That may be fair
but did you read his post on how moral poverty is costing the “blacks” in New Orleans. Yeah, that shit might have come straight out of KKK lit.
by Andy Braves Fan on Oct 29, 2009 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
no i didnt, but i read a couple of the other ones… the “inconvenience” one is nothing short of amazing (esp considering the source)
Heyward,Hanson,and Shaffer r ready now!! Why do you think they havent signed the "right handed bat"?
by fatazfoot on Jan 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. I’m not saying he isn’t human and doesn’t feel human compassion. I’m saying that his ideas are very misguided. And, to be honest, he acts like an asshole. I don’t like the guy. I don’t think he is a complete racist like a Nazi or KKK member, he is dating a black woman. He is clearly more complex than that. But some of the things he says are blatantly racist. I personally find that pretty shitty.
by Andy Braves Fan on Oct 29, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
A true John Rocker story.
My older brother was in Destin, FL on a business trip and went to a Hooters for dinner. When he was seated, he looked over to see none other than John Rocker sitting with a friend.
My brother wasn’t positive if it was him, until he overheard some of Rocker’s conversation and heard the word “faggot” a few times. Knowing that this was indeed THE John Rocker, he went over to his table and started a conversation. My brother said that John wasn’t really into talking to him (probably because my brother was wearing a Braves hat), but he got a great one liner that is priceless.
My brother asked about what Rocker thought about Atlanta letting Tom Glavine go, and John Rocker replied: “Tom Glavine is an asshole. He got what he deserved.”
You say to-mah-to, I say you're retarded.
by alligatorimpersonator on Oct 28, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Rocker likes to say outrageous, untrue things. I don’t hold any stock in his comment that Glavine is an asshole.
by Mr. Glavine #47 on Oct 28, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't hold stock in it
Met Glavine. Nice guy.
by Andy Braves Fan on Oct 29, 2009 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes. Incredibly nice.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
Which is why
I found it to be a funny, classic John Rocker comment – offensive, biased, and untrue.
You say to-mah-to, I say you're retarded.
by alligatorimpersonator on Oct 29, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Chris Hammond, I loved that guy!
Devastating change-up. In 2002, Hammond pitched 76.0 innings in 63 games while posting a 0.95 ERA. He was only the fourth pitcher to ever post an ERA below 1.00 while pitching over a full season with over an inning an appearance.
At the end of the season, the New York Yankees signed Hammond to a multi-year contract, imagine that! He did well for New York, even pitched in the World Series against the Marlins giving up zero runs in two innings. After that he was traded to Oakland, then played for San Diego, and then retired in 2006 after being released by the Reds. He had arm problems at the end of his career.
People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Thanks for that
that was a good question, glad it got answered.
by Andy Braves Fan on Oct 29, 2009 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Whatever happened to
Tim Spooneybarger.
That last name was priceless.
by atl14yearsschaffer on Oct 28, 2009 10:03 PM EDT reply actions
Whatever happened to
Alejandro Pena?
Andres Gallarraga?
Gaylord Perry?
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Oct 28, 2009 11:58 PM EDT reply actions
After he broke his pitching arm in 1991, he went on to pitch for the Duluth-Superior Dukes of Northern League Baseball. Don’t know anything about him after that.
It was a shame what happened to him back in ‘91. I loved ol’ Pancho Villa! I don’t think that we’ve had such a shut-down closer since.
"Brian McCann will be guest starring as Bizarro in Smallville this fall. See, he has to put his glasses on to become Superman." -by Rhyno18 on Aug 4, 2009 5:52 PM EDT
Um…John Smoltz?
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
yeah, that Smoltz guy was pretty good for a few years.
"Are you tryin to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?"
by Scott Coleman on Oct 31, 2009 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions
LOL
Right. How could I forget about Smoltzie? };0)
Oh yeah. That whole bad break-up thing. My bad. LOL
"Brian McCann will be guest starring as Bizarro in Smallville this fall. See, he has to put his glasses on to become Superman." -by Rhyno18 on Aug 4, 2009 5:52 PM EDT
Berenguer
"Brian McCann will be guest starring as Bizarro in Smallville this fall. See, he has to put his glasses on to become Superman." -by Rhyno18 on Aug 4, 2009 5:52 PM EDT
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